Pikeville, Kentucky · Private Non-Profit
Optometry at University of Pikeville
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 172 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
15.2% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 15.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~172
- Schools with reported signal
- 13
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 41.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,311/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $81,244
- Median debt
- $20,679
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $48,231/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 13 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 5.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($57 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($16,149 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 85% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.5% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · 1.0% reported share · $8,624 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.8% reported share · $14,276 net A 
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · 0.6% reported share · $16,264 net B Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK · 1.5% reported share · $12,710 net B 
University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO · 1.3% reported share · $15,071 net B 
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · 0.4% reported share · $17,339 net B 
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA · 2.3% reported share · $39,545 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Optometry accounts for 15.2% of reported programs at University of Pikeville, which is bigger than 92% of schools in this field set and 5.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 172 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Pikeville's average net price is $20,311 per year, about $81,244 over four years. That is $57 below the $20,368 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $48,231 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $16,149 below the $64,380 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Pikeville #11 of 13 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.